Rapid screening of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization prior to
hospital admittance is important to reduce nosocomial infections and health care costs …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that has been
responsible for major nosocomial epidemics worldwide. For infection control programs …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection is responsible for
significant morbidity, with mortality rates as high as 60% if not treated appropriately. We …

Background: We present here the first application of 2-photon excited fluorescence detection
(TPX) technology for the direct screening of clinical colonization samples for methicillin …

Background Staphylococcus aureus has long been recognized as a major pathogen.
Methicillin‐resistant strains of S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin‐resistant strains of S …

The need for rapid methods in order to precisely detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is extensively acknowledged. This study evaluated a quantitative real-time …

Although the introduction of automated blood culture systems has dramatically reduced
laboratory personnel bench time, 48 to 72 h is still required for the identification of …

Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is important to
identify patients colonized with this pathogen and implement infection control precautions …

Söderquist B, Neander M, Dienus O, Zimmermann J, Berglund C, Matussek A, Mölling P.
Real‐time multiplex PCR for direct detection of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a human
pathogen, representing an infection control challenge. Conventional MRSA screening takes …